Box-cover



(No Model.)

F. A. CLARK.

BOX 00VER. No. 459,391. Patent 2d Sept. 15, 1891.

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FAYETTE A. CLARK, OF BRUSHTON, NEW YORK.

BOX-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,391, datedSeptember 15, 1891.

Application filed May 6, 1891. Serial No. 391,780. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FAYETTE A. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brushton, in the county of Franklin and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Box-Cover, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in shipping-crates, boxes, andanalogous receptacles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofboxes, shippingcases, and analogous receptacles and provide simple andefficient means for securely fastening the cover to the body.

The invention consists of the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a box constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig.2 is a central vertical longitudinalsectional view, the cover being in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a similar view, the cover being in position preparatory to removal.Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, the cover being removed. Fig. 5is a detail perspective view of the cover.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1. designates the body of a box,having a central transverse division-board 2 and provided at its endswith end bars 3, which project above the upper edges of the body and areadapted to have the ends of a cover 4 abut against them. The cover 4 iscomposed of two sections 5, which have their inner adjacent endsconnected by hinges 6 and have their outer ends 7 rabbeted on theirupper faces and beveled on their lower faces and provided with centralrecesses S.- The ends 7 are adapted to engage metal straps 9 when thecover is in position and the sections are in alignment, and the bands orstraps 9 are arranged adjacent the inner faces of the projectingportions of the end bars and are U- shaped and have their dependingportions secured to the sides .of the body 1. The straps 9 are centrallysupported by metal blocks, which are arranged on the upper edges of theends of the body and are received in the recesses 8 when the cover is inposition, and are secured in place by screws, which pass throughperforations of the straps and openings of the blocks 10 and enter theends of the body. The cover is adapted to break in the middle todisengage its ends 7, and is centrally supported by a plate 11, providedwith a central opening 12 and secured to the upper edge of thetransverse division-board, and is adapted to receive within its centralopening a screw 13, which is arranged in an opening of the cover andpasses through the plate 11 and enters the division-board and securesthe cover in position. The sections of the cover are engaged by a disklat, which is arranged on the screw 13 and is provided with a centralopening slightly smaller than the head of the screw and countersunk toenable the head to be flush with the outer face of the disk.

The invention is equally applicable to shipping-cases, crates, andanalogous receptacles and storage-vessels, and it will be seen that thecover is securely fastened to the body, and that it is simple,inexpensive, strong, and durable.

lVhat I claim is- 1. The combination of the body provided at its endswith bars 3, projecting above its upper edges and having a centraldivisionboard 2, the straps secured to the body and arranged adjacent tothe inner faces of the end bars 3, the blocks arranged on the upperedges of the ends of the body and centrally.

supporting the straps, the plate 11, having a central opening andsecured to the divisionboard 2, the cover constructed of sections havingtheir inner edges hinged and their outer edges provided with recessesand adapted to engage the straps and receive Within their recesses theblocks, the disk having an opening, and a screw passing through theopening of the disk and through the cover and the plate 11,substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. The body having the straps 9 secured thereto and elevated above theupper edge of the body so as to form recesses, the cover 4, form ed intwo pieces hinged together at their my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

FAYETTE A. CLARK.

Witnesses:

O. J. ELDRED, J. St QUINN.

